Long Fliv the King
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| Long Fliv the King | |
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| Directed by | Leo McCarey |
| Written by | Charles Alphin H. M. Walker |
| Produced by | Hal Roach |
| Starring | Charley Chase |
| Cinematography | Floyd Jackman |
| Edited by | Richard C. Currier |
Production company | Hal Roach Studios |
| Distributed by | Pathé Exchange |
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Running time | 25 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Long Fliv the King is a 1926 American silent comedy short film starring Charley Chase and featuring Oliver Hardy and Max Davidson in supporting roles.[1] It is a remake of the 1920 Harold Lloyd film His Royal Slyness about a young man who accidentally becomes the king of a tiny country.
This plot summary was published in The Motion Picture News for June 12, 1926:[2]
Bebe Daniels and Harry Pollard support Lloyd in the one-reel re-issue which tells of bankruptcy and thievery. "Long Fliv the King" is the title of the two-reel Hal Roach comedy starring Charley Chase. The cast includes Martha Sleeper, Fred Malatesta, Oliver Hardy and Max Davidson. Leo McCarey directed. It is a crook version of a Graustark story.
Cast
- Charley Chase as Charles Chase
- Martha Sleeper as Princess Helga of Thermosa
- Max Davidson as Warfield
- Oliver Hardy as The Prime Minister's Assistant
- Fred Malatesta as Hamir of Uvocado, the Prime Minister
- John Aasen as Giant Swordsman (uncredited)
- Sammy Brooks as (uncredited)
- Helen Gilmore as Helga's Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
- Lon Poff as (uncredited)
